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Re:Let’s Not Have a Beer by mechanical_bear on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:49PM (#32570465)
“Drug consumption” that seems a bit hyperbolic.

Do you talk about the coffee station at work in similar fashion? Do you talk about how the work place provides you with stimulant drugs in order to boost your productivity?

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Re:Let’s Not Have a Beer by tsol on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:12PM (#32570812)
More people die yearly from Alcohol than from all illicit drugs combined. It's addictive on par with other highly addictive drugs. It's not the same as caffeine.

[1] https://ourworldindata.org/drug-use

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Re:Let’s Not Have a Beer by variant on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:59PM (#32570631)
Yes, definitely!

Caveat - I have no issue with someone drinking alcohol, coffee or whatever, but caffeine certainly has many drug-like addictive aspects to it.

My addiction is vending machine candy. I might put it on par with coffee. :)

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